Palace Of Versailles France-1938: Reclining Bronze Figure Beside a Palace Basin

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationPalace of Versailles, Ile-de-France, France
Duration7s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 · Palace of Versailles, Ile-de-France, France
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

palace gardens
classical sculpture
cultural heritage
tourism
decorative arts
architecture
travel memory

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · Near eye level, looking across the sculpture toward the palace
Setting: outdoor · Formal palace garden with bronze statuary, a stone-edged basin, and a monumental façade
Time and weather: Daytime · Uncertain · Sunlit conditions
Lighting: Direct daylight with bright masonry and deep shadows on the bronze
People: 15 · Approximately fifteen small, distant visitors appear along the palace-side walkway; individual features and ages are indistinct.
Landmarks: Palace of Versailles
Objects: reclining bronze figure · smaller sculpted figure · extended sculpted arm · sculpted drapery · ornamental bronze forms · stone plinth · garden basin · palace windows
Colors: dark bronze · beige · muted purple · blue · magenta
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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A reclining bronze figure fills the foreground beside the basin.
The held view shows the extended arm, smaller companion, and sculpted drapery.
Slight reframing retains the bronze group against the palace façade.

Reclining Bronze Figure Beside a Palace Basin — Clip Details

Palace of Versailles, France, circa 1938 home movie footage shows a reclining bronze figure on a stone plinth beside a broad basin. An extended arm reaches across a smaller sculpted figure, while drapery and clustered ornament fill the foreground. The palace façade and distant visitors remain visible across the water. A single handheld view holds on the group with slight reframing and soft, uneven color.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 7s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800002810

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1938 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Palace of Versailles, Ile-de-France, France Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This circa 1938 Versailles view serves documentary and museum requests for palace garden sculpture recorded in color home movies.
Period detail: The distant visitors offer limited clothing detail, and the enduring palace architecture and bronze ornament do not independently fix a filming date.
Home-movie behavior: The visitor holds the camera on an ornamental detail, with small handheld adjustments preserving a personal sightseeing perspective.
What appears in frame: A reclining bronze figure, smaller companion, extended arm, sculpted drapery, stone plinth, basin water, and palace façade occupy the frame.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, scattered film marks, a magenta cast, and slight framing movement characterize the projected-film capture.
Edit role: Use the shot as a sculpture insert or a quiet cutaway between wider views of Versailles and its gardens.
Historical context: The composition places decorative bronze sculpture between the garden basin and the palace, showing the relationship of ornament, water, and architecture.
Research note: Historic artwork and distant visitors are visible; footage copyright, artwork reproduction, likeness, and site-related permissions are separate rights considerations.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for Versailles reclining bronze sculpture, circa 1938 French garden views, and color small-gauge home movie footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the reel's Louvre façade and flowerbeds or sculpted classical pediment, then other Versailles views circa 1938, followed by palace garden sculpture details.

Still Frames From This Clip

Reclining bronze figure beside a garden basin at the Palace of Versailles, circa 1938, with a smaller companion and palace windows behind. — A bronze figure stretches across a stone plinth beside the palace basin.
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Bronze garden group at Versailles, circa 1938, showing drapery across the reclining figure and visitors across the basin. — Dark bronze and sculpted drapery contrast with the sunlit palace masonry.
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Versailles garden sculpture circa 1938, with the reclining figure's legs extending left beneath an arm crossing toward a smaller figure. — The held composition links the foreground sculpture with the palace across the water.
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A later view of the reclining bronze group at Versailles, circa 1938, retains the basin and rows of palace windows in the background. — Slight reframing keeps the reclining figure and ornamental bronze forms prominent.
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